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Chiropractors in the Petoskey, MI area

How the Petoskey, MI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #317 of 426 scored small-town markets
#11 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Michigan

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,467 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,775
−1.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,467 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Petoskey area spend about $22.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.7M per practice, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors.

There are 13 chiropractors on map listings in the Petoskey area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Petoskey area classed as offices of chiropractors. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $82K has gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Petoskey area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Petoskey area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Petoskey area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #317 of 426 scored small-town markets and #11 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.

How the Petoskey area compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Chiropractors in Petoskey, MI area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasurePetoskey areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.65.65.4
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,6883,0633,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,467$1,412$1,288
Median household income$78,112$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$969K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$82K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in the Petoskey area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Petoskey area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,775−1.0% since 2020
Households
15,190
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$78,112
Average household income
$109,768
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
15,430
Daytime population
36,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Chiropractors across Michigan

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for chiropractors, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Petoskey area marked.

Top small-town markets in Michigan

Small-town markets in Michigan ranked for chiropractors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Holland, MI78214.6$3.2M+2.1%#15 of 426
2Sturgis, MI73104.2$3.1M+0.1%#29 of 426
3Owosso, MI70103.6$3.7M−0.4%#47 of 426
4Mount Pleasant, MI6893.6$3.4M+0.3%#66 of 426
5Big Rapids, MI6684.8$2.6M+4.7%#84 of 426
Marinette, WI-MI63134.4$2.9M+0.3%#111 of 426
6Coldwater, MI61105.9$2.2M+2.5%#130 of 426
7Hillsdale, MI6084.5$2.9M0.0%#137 of 426
8Cadillac, MI60105.1$2.5M+2.0%#139 of 426
9Alpena, MI5475.4$2.3M−0.1%#176 of 426
11Petoskey, MI37138.6$1.7M−1.0%#317 of 426

Other business types in the Petoskey area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many chiropractors are in the Petoskey, MI area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 chiropractors in the Petoskey area. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Petoskey, MI area spend on medical and dental services?

About $22.3M a year, or $1,467 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,190 households in the Petoskey area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Petoskey, MI area compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?

The Petoskey area has 8.6 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $1.7M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of chiropractors to household spending, the Petoskey area would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S.

How fast is the Petoskey, MI area growing?

Population estimates put the Petoskey area at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in the Petoskey area is $78,112 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Petoskey area scores 37 for chiropractors (lower middle), #317 of 426 scored small-town markets.

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